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Best Property Tax Counties in New York

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks Compare rankings across all 62 counties.

Average Property Tax Score
7/100
Top County
Kings County
Counties Ranked
62

Top 10

#1
Kings County
NY
64/100
#2
Queens County
NY
47/100
#3
New York County
NY
45/100
#4
Richmond County
NY
44/100
#5
Hamilton County
NY
40/100
#6
Bronx County
NY
36/100
#7
Saratoga County
NY
13/100
#8
Nassau County
NY
12/100
#9
Warren County
NY
12/100
#10
Columbia County
NY
11/100

All New York Counties Ranked

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Kings County, NY
64.4
55.2
2Queens County, NY
47.1
41.6
3New York County, NY
45
56.5
4Richmond County, NY
43.6
47.1
5Hamilton County, NY
39.8
63
6Bronx County, NY
36.2
42.6
7Saratoga County, NY
13.1
50.6
8Nassau County, NY
12.1
46.3
9Warren County, NY
11.5
46
10Columbia County, NY
10.8
49
11Essex County, NY
10.5
59.1
12Westchester County, NY
10.1
45.6
13Jefferson County, NY
9.8
41.1
14Greene County, NY
8.2
51.9
15Otsego County, NY
8.2
53.8
16Lewis County, NY
7.1
59.5
17Delaware County, NY
6.4
50.2
18Rockland County, NY
5.5
42.6
19Suffolk County, NY
4.6
42.9
20Franklin County, NY
4.4
53.1
21Albany County, NY
4.2
35.4
22Yates County, NY
3.9
51.3
23Schuyler County, NY
3.8
58.2
24Ulster County, NY
3.8
45.5
25Dutchess County, NY
3.6
43.9
26Clinton County, NY
3.4
51.9
27Erie County, NY
2.6
36.7
28Washington County, NY
2.6
50.2
29Fulton County, NY
2.3
43.2
30Oneida County, NY
2.2
39
31Sullivan County, NY
2
44.6
32Ontario County, NY
1.9
47.6
33Rensselaer County, NY
1.9
39.9
34Schoharie County, NY
1.9
53.8
35Putnam County, NY
1.7
55.2
36Herkimer County, NY
1.6
47.1
37Cayuga County, NY
1.5
43.8
38Niagara County, NY
1.5
42.6
39St. Lawrence County, NY
1.5
51.3
40Madison County, NY
1.4
47.9
41Seneca County, NY
1.4
45.3
42Wyoming County, NY
1.3
58.6
43Orange County, NY
1.2
42.1
44Tompkins County, NY
1.2
38.4
45Chautauqua County, NY
1.1
41.2
46Chenango County, NY
1.1
46.5
47Tioga County, NY
1
53.8
48Livingston County, NY
0.9
51.4
49Schenectady County, NY
0.9
34.1
50Genesee County, NY
0.7
46.7
51Chemung County, NY
0.6
39.4
52Steuben County, NY
0.6
51.3
53Montgomery County, NY
0.4
40.1
54Onondaga County, NY
0.4
36.8
55Oswego County, NY
0.4
42.8
56Wayne County, NY
0.4
49.6
57Broome County, NY
0.3
37.3
58Cortland County, NY
0.3
38.9
59Cattaraugus County, NY
0.2
46.4
60Monroe County, NY
0.2
37.5
61Allegany County, NY
0.1
59.1
62Orleans County, NY
0.1
51.8

Data Source

Property Tax data from TaxByCounty. See full details at TaxByCounty. Data updated February 2026.